In 2005, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi insulted Finnish cuisine. Later, in 2008, a Finnish pizza won an international pizza contest coming first with Italy in second and Australia third. The Finnish pizza was named “Pizza Berlusconi” to mock him.

Cop-killer, Philip Workman declined his last meal. Instead, he requested that a large vegetarian pizza be given to a homeless person in Nashville. His request however was denied, but in response, people donated pizzas to many homeless shelters in the city of Nashville, Tennessee.